The times dispatch. [volume], December 06, 1903, Page 10, Image 10

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LONG STRIDE
BACKWARD
,'A Glance nt Some o? the Early
Dwellers Between Boiinm
and IMacliOtloc.
FAMILIAR VIRGINIA NAMES
Few of the Early Mansions of
Northern Neck Have Stood
llic Tooth of Time.
(Specilli 1?) Tho Tluics-Dtsptitch,)
HEATHSVILLE, VA., Doc. B.?It Is a
long strido in tho march of timo since
the era of the settlement of Wostmore
l.ind County. It covers more than two
centuries and a half and affords room
for many and great changes In the
bornes, the habits, thu Industries nnd
even tho names of a community, Few
If any of the sites of the homos of tho
year 1700 in lower Westmorland nre oc?
cupied by houses now. The destructive
piny of olemcnts und tho remorseless
Jinnies seem to have obliterated every
vestige of the abodes of thnt early and
?Hiring r?eiiotl.
A mile or moro above the Ycocomlco,
?iftir the white bench of the Potomac,
dwelt Colonel George Esltrldgc. His
homo has been long familiarly known as
Sandy Point. Ho was both tin extensive
planter nnd a lawyer of largo and .lu?
crative practice. Tho evidences of his
professional popularity abound In the
court records of at least three counties.
By good mntingemont and activity In
bringing settlers and indentured servants?
Into the colony he acqulretl from the
colonial government numerous fin?;
bodies of land. There Is little room to
doubt that it was In honor to him Unit
the Father of Ills Country was named
George.
Tho wife of Ills early manhood was
Rebecca Bonuni, daughter ?jf Samuel
Bonuni, a settlor on the crock that bears
his name, The olivo plants that bogan
to gather around tho family board as
the fruitage of this union wero four
cons nnd four daughters, is nearly as
?we can now determine, Tho sons?G-corgo
"William, Samuel and Robert?jrri^w to
manhood, married nnd left'descendants.
Ono daughter married Patrick Spenco,
? forefather of President James Monroe,
from abovo Nomine creek; another be
?.?ame Mrs. Margaret Kontier, tiuvltig mar?
ried Howson Kenuer, of Northumber?
land: a third daughter, Sarah, married
Captain Wlllo Newton.
Colonel Eskerldge having lost tho com?
panion of his early years at Sandy Point
married again. His second choice wo
only know us Elizabeth ,who survived
him. This union was blessed with a
?laughter called by her mother's name,
Elizabeth. Her charms later attracted
Captain William Ayietr, of King William
county, who had, however, beforo this
located in Westmoreland and represented
the county In the legislature. Ho was
at the time of bis courtship with Ellza
both Eskerldge, a young widower with two
Infant girls?Elizabeth and Anne;?tho
daughters of Anne' Ashton, of ?'Booths,"
vl-.om he had previously uiarr*??d.
CAPTAIN AYLETT'S WIDOW.
Elizabeth Aylett, for such a change In
her nainu was wrought by the above In?
timated courtship, was destined to bo
left a widow by Captain Aylett's early
?Vath, ami truo to the example which
ho had set her, sho found, also, a second
companion, hi this latter on?.? she mar?
ried .Dr. James Stepton, who had re?
moved from Lnneastei' county and settled
nt "Hominy Hall," near the mouth of
Bonum's creek.
Without dwelling longer on the fair
daughters, who were cradle.1 nt "Sandy
Point." and whose births cluster closely
around the year ITao. It may ho salci, at
least, that their children added In no
(-rr.nll mensure? to the social lifts and hon?
orable distinction of their native county.
In the vicinity ? of Bonum's crook, on
ground not now easily identified, dwelt
Samuel Bonuni, whose death occurreil,
Iirlor to the year 170.1. He had seen a family
grow up around him of flvo children, at
loan, the offsprings of his wife Mar?
narvi Phillpots?a family name still used
mi connection with the plantation on
which her flutter lived.
Two ot thesa^ciilldrtjn were sons?Sam?
uel and TWima'fi?and three daughters
viz: Sarah, Margaret und Rebecca. Tho
Ir.tter was she. who, ns shown aboVe,
linked her heart and fortunes with tho
proprietor of "Sandy Point." Sarah
"Uomini ?lied early without marrying, and
Thomas did also. Margaret bucamo Mrs.
William Rust, of "Busts," an estate ad?
joining "Sandy Point," where It seems
likely she lucani"! ancestress ?if the nu?
merous families of the Ttust mime, which
tin subsequent yonrs added largely to the
Opulence and social elegance of the lower
? huit of Copie parish. Portraits In the
Tossesslon of General Rust, a tlescondant
ot one of these families residing in New
'York City, epeak eloquently, It is said,
of the personal charms that once adorn?
ed their Westmoreland home.
Samuel Bon.um, brother to Mrs. Rust
called his wife Catherine, and bad by
her threo sons, viz: Samuel Daniel, and
X'hlllpot. His death occurred In 1703
HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
Will fiuti horo countless stiggostioua in JUST
WHAT TO G1VC This (juostion is a well-known
??????? that wo have solved and oan uid you in doing
the samo thing, Then, by doing your shopping
now you get the pick of the pile and avoid tho rush
and jam which usually characterizes Christmas?
shopping. _
OUR FAN STOCK
Is full of bright and dainty itlona In glvablo and acceptable pres?
ents. They're prnctlcnl ns well ne ornamental and tho prlcoe are
placed a?i low as tho quality permit?.
We havo a Kan thai sells for fl.UB, and looks Ulto thoso you
usually pay oven double for.
Jl also buys a dainty specimen of Iho Kun makers' art,
Some more good values within tho rungo of l!Rc. to 7f?u,
LEATHER GOODS
Make good presents, Wo linvo them in many stylos and prices,
?ou can find something to please, and at pure pleasing prices.
HANDKERCHIEFS
Are given by many. It's a good idea too, they're ho practical
and you can got something to pienso nt a low figure, but If you
want to go up a bit, we can talk to you.
HOW ABOUT DOLLS?
Wo have tho largest stock wo'vo over shown. Now that's say?
ing a great deal, for last yoar our Doll business was groat, but
wo havo planned for greater this year. You con find something
to fill tho want and save money by buying hero also.
W.A. CHEATWOOD,
Near C. & 0. Depot,
1509-1511-1513 East Main Street.
when bis children were of tender years.
Time forbids our following tholr fortunes
firther than to say that the oldest of
these sons?Samuel?was he, who about tho
year 1715 married Elizabeth Johnson, tho
step-daughter of Col. Joseph Ball, of Lan?
caster, und half-slstor of Mary, tho
mother of Washington. Seven or eight
years of Mrs. Washington's life, prior to
her marriage, wore spent in tho home of
her sister, Elizabeth, It seems probable,
ond Samuel Bon urn, nt his death In 1728.
bequeathed her substantial and nf?ectlon
(tto tokens of his esteem, naming her In
his will as "my sister." For him, Sam?
uel, brother to General Washington, was
apparently named.
MELANCHOLY MIST.
A melancholy mist hangs over the life
of Elizabeth Bonum after her husband's
death. Did she marry again, and who
are lier posterity? are question that press
for answers. Like a bubble that bursts
on i.h? ocean, disappearing and leaving
no trace, behind, seems the fate of this
young widow, who was for years tho
closest, and tondorest earthly tie of the
foremost woman In American history.
I?er ?amo?Elizabeth?was likely given
In her honor to General Washington's only
si?-ter.
But a few miles distant from where
the fa milles that have been named lived
iu 1700 and the early succeeding years,
dwelt, also, Sirs. Rose Newton, whoso
husband, Captulu John Newton, had died
In 1U97. Their home was near the head
waters on Bonum's creek, probably known
ns ?'Wilmington." a quiet placo to which
Captain Newton retired after spending
some years as commander of a ship.
He had been previously marriod In Eng?
land, and tbren sons?John, Joseph and
Benjamin?appear to bave como with
blip to Virginia. His second wlfo, Mrs.
Host? Gerrard, had before her marriage
to Dr. Gerrard, married John Tucker (of
Tucker's Hill) and hnd borne him two
sons and two daughters, Of tho eight
or nine children of Dr. Gerrard, who In?
termarried with Robert Slye, Daniel Hutt,
John Crabbe. Colonel Thomas Speake,
Colonel Valentino I'oyton, Captain John
Appleton. Col. John Washington, Mr. Wm.
Maunders and Mr. Jumes Johnston) tho
greater part were probably the Issue of ?
previous marriage. How many of them
claimed Airs. Hose Gerrard as tholr
mother, I cannot say.
? Mrs. Gerrard after becoming the wife
of Captain Newton hart three children,
mention of whom \ survives. Thoy were
?itTl'?rd, Elizabeth and Thomas.
To outline tho marriages and settle?
ments of the twenty or more members
of the composite family to which Mrs.
Ucsfi Newton sustained the relationship
of mother and step-mother In the year
LOO, would fill a large space.
It must here, suffice'to say, that her
daughter Sarah (Tucker) married tho
eminent lawyer, William F'l7hugh. of
King George, and was ancestress of the
widely extended and Influential family,
wl-Ich ho founded In Virginia. Her
daughter Uose (Tucker) was lod at her
n'nrrlago beyond the Potomac, and as?
sociated her namo and blood with the
Biackstone's of Maryland. Iter son Ger?
rard left descendants In tho Northern
Nick, nnd her son Thomas, through his
marriage with Elizabeth Starke, whose
Umb is still extant at Wilmington,, has
had prominent descendants of the New?
ton and other names in Westmoreland
during all the generations since his
death in 1727.
Elizabeth, tho only daughter of Cap?
tain John and Mrs. Rose Newton; Is bo
lleyed to have married Captain Thomas
WDloughby, and to have found a home
in the vicinity of .Norfolk... . . .? '
THE ALLEUTON'S. . ?
In close proximity lo the land of Cap?
tain Newton on. Bonum's Creek, und
reaching back to und along Machodoo
Creek, was tho plantation of Colonel
Isaac Allerton, one of the earliest and
most prominent settlers in Westmore?
land. He was the only son of Isaac Al?
lerton, a signer of the famous Plymouth
Compact, and Fear Brews ter, two of the
picturesque figures of tho rfroup of pil?
grims who landed from the Mayflower In
1CS0. He was graduated from Hnrvard
Collego in 1050. and soon afterwards re?
moved to Northumberland county. Va.
About tho year 1659, under a patent for
bind dated Septornber 21, 1C52, which he
obtained from Lewis Burwell. he planted
a settlement on Maehodoc in the vicinity
of the "Mnchoatlquo Indian town." This
led to considerable' trouble with the In?
dians, which was only terminated by the
forcible Interposition of the Northumber?
land commissioners. An Englishman
named Jack Cam mack was slain by a club
in tho hand of an Indian of the barbarous
nume of Caquegrough, as growing out
of these difficulties, and the murderous
savage was hanged by sontenco of a
Northumberland Jury In consequence.
Colonel Allerton served In various po?
sitions of piibllo trust and service, as
P.uiwess, member of tho Council, agent
to treat with Maryland commissioners,
and on the commission to supply tho Po?
tomac Fort erected against the Indians.
Tho principal mill at tjie bend of Nomini
Creek still Iti operation, was erected and
carried on by him, as nlso one nt the
bend of Maehodoc, tho sito of the dam
of which has long been only faintly dis?
cernable.
He died in the year 1702, well advanced
in years, and his gravo was made on his
plantation called "The Narrows" on Ma?
chodoo Creek. The exact placo of Ills
burial, though once enclosed by a brick
V.BI1, has been long undlstlnguishnblo.
As Indicating tho demand for wives nt
this colonial era, and the fncllo way of
obtnlnlng them. It may bo Fuld In con?
nection with Colonel Allerton that one
Simon Overzeo, who died In 1650 left a
young widow Elizabeth (nee Wlllough
by), who the year following became the
bride of Major George Colclough, of
Northumberland, who was at the time
a widower having considerable property.
A. year later Major Colclough died, and
Isnno Allunati became his iidnilnlutrntor.
lie ttttS In meil relensetl by tho omirt
from Ilio oblli?uttort of his hond on the
d'olilid of Imvlrt* "married ilio reliot."
Pmm his union with l?ll?iibotti Col
dough there sprung, as well as we can
now ascertain, one son unti four datigh
tetft, win) wore among tho curliest of the
English htoe to be reared on the Macho
doc shores.
ON MACMODOC,
Wllloilghby' Allerloti entered Into pos?
postoti of his ftiMier't? homestead at th?
date of his death Indicated nbove. Ho
In/Id a lucrative post its coltuctor of cus?
trina wlion tho commercial imports of
the county all cam? by ships from be?
yond tho sett. Unfortunately tho record
evidence of his early marriage is lack?
ing. Wero It admlssablti to gitcss whom
ho married we 'might ??? riarali lra
vcrse, the youthful widow of P.nlolgli
Traverso, of Richmond county, who, in
tho light of his will, died childless Ili
1701. Tho children of this that mnr
rlugo, whether their mother has been
correctly surmised or not, wore Eliza?
beth and Isaac, second uf tho namo in
Virginia. .,
Col. Wllloughby Allorton had well pass?
ed tho meridian of his life, and was a
widower when Col. John Bushrot? died at
"Htishfleld." He ngaln mnrrled about
1720 Mr. Btishrod's widow, who In tho
years of her girlhood tvns Hannah
Ktetie, of "Cypress farm," In Nort.hiim
berland. References to her, chlssellcd in
stone, survive both on tho tomb of her
father In Northumberland and her first
husband In Westmoreland.
Colonel Isaac Atlerton's daughter Eliz?
abeth received a northerly wooing, and
ns Mm, Stair exchanged her home on
Mnchodnc for one among her forefath?
ers In New England. Another was mar?
ried to a young Newton whoso given
name nnd parentage I am unable to tell,
Allorton Newton was their son, nnd
their dosctndants in Stafford and Alex?
andria wero Inter on numerous and
prominent ,
Francis; another of Colonel Allerton a
daughters, married Samuel Traverse, a
wealthy planter of Richmond County, and
brother of Itawlelgli mentioned above.
Sho went to ?Franklin parish to'reside,
v/horo tho. undent register which hap
pllv survives oontnlns the birth record
of her throe daughters?Elizabeth. Re?
becca and Winifred.
MARRIED A LEE.
Tho remaining ?laughter of this earli?
est Allerton home In Westmoreland was
Stirnh. Sho won the attentions of Han?
cock Lee. a younger brother of her
father's near neighbor, Richard Leo. He
wti? at tho date of this courtship a wid?
ower with four young sons-tlte fruits
of his previous marriage with Mao
Kend?lt. Ho won tho hnnd of Sarah
Allerton about the year 1G9B. and s be
went to reside at his homo at Dltcji
loy," in Northumberland. There she
reared two bous and two daughters, and
having died in 1731. rests with her hus?
band und his earlier companions beneath
tho same massive slab.
At tho death of Col. Wllloughby Aller
ton his son Isaac succeeded to tho occu?
pancy of the home on Mnohodoc. It Is
not Improbable that during the residence
of Mrs, Lettice Leo nt "Mount Pleasant,
and subsequent to her death her nloccs,
the daughters of Garv?n Corbln, had been
drawn from beyond tho Rnppohannock
on visits of weeks to her home. How?
ever this may be, two of these nioces
Ar.n nnd Mildred?found suitors In low?
er Westmoreland. Ann married the
second Isaac Allerton, of "Tho Narrows,"
nnd Mildred was united to the second
John Bushrod, of "Bushfield." With an
e tint the mother of tho household at
"Mount Pleasant." a niece In the Bush
rod homo on Nomini, another in the Al
lerton home on Machodoc, and their
brother Garv?n Corbln establishing him?
self at "Ptickatone," It may bo readily
seen how the links wero olosely forged
between these hospitable center? of early
family and soofal life on the lower Po?
tomac. '?-fr.-?". _'.,,, ? ??
There were-bo^? to Isaac Allorton ana
his wlfoAnne Corbln tlireo sons who bore
the ancestral names of Garv?n, Wlllough?
by and Isaac. They, must have been
Killl lade when their father died. Wheth?
er one or more of them had been sent to
bchool to a young Scotch tutor employed
at "Stratford" does not appear, iho
young tutor, however, enjoyed acquaint?
anceship with Mrs. Al?nrton. and came
to feel for her a epeclal interest. Ho
was a candidate for holy orders nnd al?
no for Mrs. Allerton's hand. His candi?
dacy was crowned with success in each
ifti'ticDlar. Tho young widow became
his -wife and ho, after his ordination as
the Rev. David Curile, served for fifty
years or moro in the rectorship of
Christ's church In Lancaster county
A SMALL BEGINNING
AND A GOOD RESULT
" ? few years ago an ambitious young
plrl named Rosa Weiss decided that sho
wanted a. college education and she spoko
to her brother about It. Ho told her
that It was Impossible for him to pay
the fees, but taking a nickel frpm his
pocket, ho Jestingly said, "Go on that."
.She laughed-na sho took the small coin,
and turned It over in her hand. Her
brother did not know that his thoughtless
joko would servo as an Incontlo to his
earnest litio sister.
With that nickel she bought a yard of
calico, and before ? night that day sho
had made a sunbonnet and sold it for a
quarter. Sho invested the.quarter in more
calico, and moro sunbonnets wero soon
made and sold, Then sho added aprons
to her stock and built up a brisk little
business with these two useful articles.
It was not long beforo she had quite a
Pile of dollars at her command and her
brother was so much pleased at her In?
dustry and enterprise, which ho called
"grit," that he gave her a small pleco
of land on which she cultivated potatoes.
The first year she made $40 from her
potato crop and ?ho soon had fiulllclent
^ The Effective Remedy
f
y Washjnoton, Iowa, April 4,1903.
1 was troubled for over ? year with so scanty a now that it was virtually suppression. A beayy cold
superinduced this condition ami nothing I could do eeemcd to help mo. 1 took medicines, Turkiih baths and
frequent hot tub buths but the How remained scanty and irregular, attended with ?evero pains.
The only effective remedy ] ever found was Wuie of Cardili, "Within two weeks 1 felt the good effects o!
the medicine and after 1 had lined 18 bottles in nil 1 was as healthy and regular as any woman could wish to be.
My sister used it while expecting to become a mother and found that it f\ s\
made childbirth comparatively easy and after the child was born she found that U^ . (tL?~*r?
it helped her to regain lier strength. /*???????*> ???G? >
neither of us would bo without it for ten times its cost. (J
aatiro Wobtbt Aaiocu-ri, Bous o? TeMrwBMic?,
WINECARDDI
tyfttSS. nJenniP S It takes Wine of Cardui to really euro female troubles,
7?OOt. ^JT: Will? of C?rdul absolutely cures ?in? out of every ten cases of the disorder? of men?
?truation. These cures aro permanent, whether the trouble ?s complicated or not.
Win? of Cardui cures tho sickness of young girls, relievo* tho weakness of adulU,
banishes leuoonhn??. headaches, backaches and nervousness and eases tho crisis,Wf ?* J??^???g "J,M?? ^ Uoal,
No woman who luis given Wii.o of Cardui ? trial, has ever to our knowledge failed to get ?nuebeoel? ?J*?/?ft
ment Willi nil tho claims oi this medicine, ?o expression of dissatisfaction bun over come to our notice, ilut Miss uoot is
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A mi It's ? havo found grateful relief from the pains of childbirth and have bod R?f 1.1 W
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EVERYTHING
TO FURNISH A HOME.
' ?
? HERE is n? place in Eichmond where Holiday and
every day needs can be so well supplied as here.
1 Our immense stock is now at its best. Buy your
Christmas Furniture now, we'll hold, it
and deliver when wanted. Don't put off
selecting and buying until the last min?
ute, if you do, you'll be disappointed.
It's to your advantage to buy here.
Our prices are always right and
our credit system the most liberal, j
We mention a few seasonable and j
inexpensive articles.
A Neat Oak Tabourette,
Strong Iron Umbrella Holders
Music Cabinets From
Pretty Pictures, Lamps, Mirrors, Ouspidores and
Jardinieres, ^,:,,
Ladies' Desks, Combination Cases, Library Cases.
Fancy Bold Leaf Chairs from ? ? ? $3.50 up.
Oak, Wahogany, Rattan and Leather Seal Rockers,
Morris Chairs, Fine Velour Cushions, Solid Oak,
From $5,00 up.
Hat Racks, Chiffoniers, Sideboards,
Chamber Suits, Parlor Suits, Dining-Room and
Kitchen Furniture.
Odd Dressers, Parlor Chairs, Hall Chairs
Your Credit is Good Here, Why Noi Use H7
ROTHERT & CO.
Fourth and Broad Streets.
funds to begin her college course.' Bho
earned enough during tho four years at
collego to pay all her expenses, and was
noi obliged to nogleot her studies, She
stood hlKh In all her classes and graduat?
ed with honor, after which tlie wont to
U ulti moro. Thoro she entered the medical
college, paid her tuition by nursing, and
to-day sha is a successful physician, with
a lurjje practice.?The Little Chronicle
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Manganese Corporation.
(Special {o The TlmoB-Dlepatoh.)
STA UNTONE VA.,' Dec, S.-A charter
hue been granted to the Manganese Cor?
poration of Virginia, and has boon placed
on record here in tlio Circuit Court clerk's
olllee. The principal olllce of tho new
corporation will bo at Vesuvius, Augusta
county. The objoct of this company is
to acquire manganese, coal, oil and iron
land, and minorai land of different kinds?
to manufacturo and buy lumber, machin?
ery and Implements,
Tho minimum stock is ???,???, und Is
divided Into onn thousand shares of $10.00
uuch. The maximum capital is $300,000.
?. . ? "i - ~
SC0TTSVIUE PEOPLE.
j (Special lo Tho Tlmos-DIspatcli.)
fcilOTTtaVlLLK, VA., Dec. S.-pr. Hun.
ter Williams, or North Gardn, la in
1 Scot ?ville. /
\ ?Mr^-Glalbow? Lowis, o? ?avls, w, Va,,
RICHMOND TRANSFER CO.
UNION TICKET, PULLMAN AND
BAGGAOE TRANSFER OFFICE
819 MAIN 5TREET.
RAILROAD ana STEAMSHIP TICKETS SOLD to ALL PARTS of'the WOULD?
PULLMAN RESERVATIONS MADE FOR ALL UNES.
The ONLY BONDED COMPANY ihut can call for and chock baggage from
HOTELS und RESIDENCES to HOTELS nuu RESIDENCES In OTHER CITIE8
ana Ilio DESTINATION OF TICKETS
FINE RUBBER-TIRED CARRIAGES, CABS and COACHES furnished for
FUNERALSf MARRIAGES, RECEPTIONS, CALLING, SHOPPING and
PLEASURE RIDING. Also Handsome Rubber-Tired Opera Coaches, seating six
and eight people, for THEATRE PAR lESarul RECEPTIONS. Orders aollclted.
lUiigntro should bn ready, and calls given, at least THREE HOURS befort
schedule timo for departure of trains,
'Phono 46. 8. H. BOWMAN, General Manaatr.
Branch OHlce, Murphy'n Hotel Annex, . ,.
it Ylsltintr his sister, Mrs. A. P. Howies.
Mr. Maurice Baptist, of Norm Gardon,
snout Sunday iti Chester.
Mr. S. P. Smith, of Clifton Forgo, visited
tils parent- at Autipch Jaot week. ,
Alls? Dlmplu Blulr ; returned to. her,
eoiiooi 'at Mount Ayr this week, after
spending Thanksgiving ut homo. i
Mrs. E. L. Rain?. Of Hatton, visited
Pcottsvlll? on Wednesday, accompanied by
Miss ?esslo Uoiladay. ? ;
Mrs. R. C, StrudvPick, of Greenvlllo,
North-Carolina? returned home io-day,
Largest and Most Complote
Stock of Pip?? 1? the City. |
JASPER L. ROWe,
.333 ?aet Prowl St,
2nd Door Prom Third Street, ,